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Battle Ground, WA vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 32.8% less per student than Battle Ground.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% lower in Houston than in Battle Ground. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 15.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Battle Ground
 Battle Ground, WAHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Battle Ground    6 Reviews

I've lived here about 3 years. I was looking for a slower pace of life after retiring, which Battle Ground has. The first 2 years I lived here I would have given it 5  More

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Over 5 years ago

Live in Battle Ground now for 16 years and love it. Out in the country it is awesome, plenty of things to do close. Stores, shopping all in town. Close to everything.  More

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Battle Ground is a great place to live. It has all the necessary amenities one looks for in a city without the overcrowding. There's plenty of places for the kids to  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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